Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-04-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Richmond correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette last week inter-
viewed the members of the legislature as
to their present preference for the
Presidential nominee in 1888. Out of six
ty Democrats who responded. Al were for
Cleveland, for Gov. Hill of New York.
1 for Samuel J. Randall, for Secretary
Bayard, 2 had no choice, and 2 had no
choice but were opposed to Cleveland
Speaker Stuart declined to express an
opinion. Senator Koiner was not seen, but
the responses Of the Augusta county dele
gates are reported as follows
Delegate Echols-Grover Cleveland is
is Samuel j. Randall.
Delegate Lightner-I will be "dog-
goned" if know. 1t isn't Cleveland, [
will tell you that.
The 43 Republicans were chiefly for
Sherman with scattering for Edmunds,
Blaine and Foraker. The coIored Repub-
licans were skittish about answering-and
mostly replied ''Mahone'' or s'the nomi-
nee of the Republican party"
Gen. Malone, according to the Wash
lngton correspondent of the Alexandria
"GaZette," though no longer a member of
the Senate, mot only retains possession of
the room of the Senate committee on
buildings and grounds, but has several of
the Senate's employees engaged there in
assisting him in the preparation of cam
paign documents he intends to use in Vir-
ginia next fall.''
The Republicans in Elizabeth City
county have split on their county ticket.
The county convention split in two and
the two factions nominated opposing can
didates for every county Office save those OF
Treasurer and Commissioner. Both can
didates for Sheriff are colored men.
The demand of Senator Riddleberger fol
Ex-Auditor Brown Aliens place in the
Senate, says the Washington correspon-
dent Of the Alexandria "Gazette," was
not refused, but, as time was asked in
which to consider it, it is generally sup
posed nothing will be done and Mr.. Allen
will continue to hold his place.
President Cleveland has requested the
Postmaster General to furnish him list
of all Presidential postmasters who have
, not yet been removed, since the incoming
of the present administration. AS con
gress repealed the tenure-of- office act at its
last session, the opinion is that this re-
quest is preliminary to a removal of the
cto
The Republicans of Prince Edward
have nominated county ticket with r
B. Berkeley for Commonwealth Attor
ney and FL. R. Hooper for Clerk of the
County Court.
The President has appointed Richard
Moncure Conway Of Fredericksburg
Commercial Agent at Port Huron, Cana
da, with salary Of 81 500 year, clerk
! and house.
U. S. Revenue Commissioner Miller hal
issued an order that no more than twt
members of the same family leach famil,
to be regarded as including all it's rela.
tiyes by blood or marriage) shall be ap
pointed or retained in the internal revenue
service in any collection district.
The municipal election in Cincinnati Oh
Monday, resulted in the choice of a Re
publican Mayor. The vote stood Amo
Smith, Jr., (Rep.) 1868; W. H. Steven
son (Labor) 1887, and |. B. Matson
(Dem.) IL ,051. The election was unusual
ly orderly.
Should the bill introduced by Mr.. Nc
Cormick Of Clarke in the Virginia Senat
become law, it will make Senator Rid
dlebeTger's State Senatorial district Dem
ocratic. At present it is composed O
Shenandoah and Page counties, and is tn
tenth district. Mr.. Mccormick IS PROPOSE
ton is to take the large democratic coun
ty of Frederick from the twelfth and sub
stitute it for the doubtful county Of Shen
| andoah. This would make both district
| democratic for the contest this year, ant
increase the representation of that part,
in the Senate, one.
The Republican candidate for Mayor o
Chicago was elected by %, 24l majorit
over the United Labor candidate. TIL,
Democrats bad no ticket.
TIE most extraordinary news in tn
political world is that the Democrats OF
Tuesday carried Rhode Island, electin,
the Governor and majority in the leg
islature.